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Convective/Thunderstorm Discussion : 2019 and Winter 2020

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  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,088 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    Sparks near wales


  • Registered Users Posts: 18,108 ✭✭✭✭JCX BXC


    igCorcaigh wrote: »
    Sparks near wales

    Could be floating up along the east coast later!


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,426 ✭✭✭ZX7R


    JCX BXC wrote: »
    Could be floating up along the east coast later!

    Hopefully to float a little inland up the east
    Up all night on duty hoping to see something


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,832 ✭✭✭s8n


    igCorcaigh wrote: »
    Sparks near wales

    Sparks ??


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,426 ✭✭✭ZX7R


    s8n wrote: »
    Sparks ??

    Detected lightning strikes on the radar.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 7,117 ✭✭✭pad199207


    13mm in Kildare with fairly heavy rain still falling.
    Think orographic lift playing it’s part over the mtns


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,426 ✭✭✭ZX7R


    pad199207 wrote: »
    13mm in Kildare with fairly heavy rain still falling.
    Think orographic lift playing it’s part over the mtns

    Met earann may have pulled the rain warning too early maybe.


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,875 ✭✭✭Storm 10


    Today is the only chance of Thunder according to ME this morning, from tomorrow it's fine dry weather back to rain at the weekend but no mention of Thunder for this week only today


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,832 ✭✭✭s8n


    ZX7R wrote: »
    Detected lightning strikes on the radar.

    Why not call it lightning then ??


  • Registered Users Posts: 18,108 ✭✭✭✭JCX BXC


    s8n wrote: »
    Why not call it lightning then ??

    It's widely known terminology here, and not hard to figure out either. If we only had one way of saying everything we'd be awful boring, now why do you wish to change the terminology we use on the weather forum?


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  • Registered Users Posts: 18,108 ✭✭✭✭JCX BXC


    Storm 10 wrote: »
    Today is the only chance of Thunder according to ME this morning, from tomorrow it's fine dry weather back to rain at the weekend but no mention of Thunder for this week only today

    I noticed that but it seems like a very basic forecast, so perhaps it's omitted instead of non-existant


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    s8n wrote:
    Why not call it lightning then ??

    Pedantic alert


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,757 ✭✭✭Comhrá


    I'm still holding out some hope for thunderstorms between today and next Friday.

    I've often noticed over the years that some of the best thunderstorms were somewhat unexpected and as they're so hard to forecast with much certainly, we may have a few surprises over the next few days.


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,822 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


    Complete bust yesterday, lets see what today brings.

    estofex off to a good start.

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    Storm Forecast
    Valid: Mon 24 Jun 2019 06:00 to Tue 25 Jun 2019 06:00 UTC
    Issued: Mon 24 Jun 2019 03:02
    Forecaster: VAN DER VELDE

    A level 1 and 2 were issued across western France and southern UK mainly for severe wind gust, large hail and tornado chances, and in Ireland for spout-type tornadoes.


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,822 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


    Plenty of CAPE available from the most current guidance. ECM showing best potential in the SE and E and later midlands perhaps.

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  • Posts: 21,179 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Met eireann radar showing showers starting to form in the south/ south east.

    It’s certainly a lot more humid today.


  • Registered Users Posts: 12,778 ✭✭✭✭ninebeanrows


    Decent shower going up over City Centre, will it spark?


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,117 ✭✭✭pad199207


    Dad in Grand Canal Street he’s never seen anything like the rain


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,913 ✭✭✭Danno


    Shower gone up over the Comer Pleatau. Temps just to the northwest of it here in South Laois nudging 20c. Dewpoints are a juicy 16.1c. The skies in Laois are fairly congested.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭Mortelaro


    Heres the towers just literally growing like mad inland as seen from Arklow

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  • Registered Users Posts: 8,913 ✭✭✭Danno


    Recent strike in SE County Down.


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,691 ✭✭✭ciaran76


    Rain in Swords pretty heavy now. Thunder also.


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 16,716 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    very gloomy morning here at Dunshaughlin, solid slate grey skies and damp, hopefully it will brighten up later. Feeling mild with a temperature of 16C.


  • Registered Users Posts: 23,464 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    Distant thunder at Dublin Airport just now.


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,117 ✭✭✭pad199207


    Strikes in N Dublin


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭Mortelaro


    New tower building north of Arklow
    Pic may be sideways sorry
    But soon in and you see trademark sharp edges and dark contours that are a sign of thunder to come


  • Registered Users Posts: 23,464 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    Didn't take long for that small cell to go active as it passed over Dublin City. Decent marker for the rest of the day.

    It's a question of how much the onshore wind element may move development further inland away from the coast.

    Decent start though.


  • Registered Users Posts: 18,108 ✭✭✭✭JCX BXC


    Didn't expect strikes this early!


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,259 ✭✭✭koutoubia


    just witnessed a strike straight ahead of me somewhere in the direction of Naul, Co Dublin. Be surprised if it didnt make land.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 5,201 ✭✭✭ongarboy


    The current rainfall radar map on met.ie shows little pockets of red (ie 12-20 mm per hour of rain) in North County Dublin so there is probably some very heavy localized downpours there right now.


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